Archive | July 30th, 2010

In 1963 moreover as a hard-hitting middle-order batsman and enormously resourceful leg- spinner he was the first man in cricketing

Posted on 30 July 2010

In 1963, moreover, as a hard-hitting middle-order batsman and enormously resourceful leg- spinner, he was the first man in cricketing history to complete the coveted Test double of 2,000 runs and 200 wickets. Under Brearley’s orders, he went out and smacked it everywhere.” One of Benaud’s great assets as a cricket analyst is his ability [...]